The ship INS Kirpan is the third ship of the Khukri class of missile corvettes and was constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.
December 16, 2019The Parliament had on Tuesday approved a resolution to scrap Article 370 and passed a bill to split the state into two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
August 9, 2019Turkey and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed to buy each other's warships and training planes. Under a memorandum of understanding signed by the defence ministers of the two countries, Turkey will deliver four Island-class corvettes developed under the country's national warship programme to Pakistani naval forces. Pakistan will hand over 52 Super Mushshak training planes to …
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May 10, 2017Amidst nationwide gloom over demonetisation, continuing concerns over the situation on the western frontier, and military heartburn over the pay commission award, the commissioning of INS Chennai does offer a breath of fresh air. The most powerful of home-built warships will certainly add more punch to the fleet, enhance the blue-water image of the Indian …
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November 23, 2016Under a blazing sun, Sukhoi jets zoomed across the sky and dropped explosives, as Russian warships sailed right up to the shore. And beyond on a dusty steppe, paratroopers made a mass landing while ground forces ignited a wall of fire with napalm. This display of military might take place on Friday in Crimea as …
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September 9, 2016